Preferences: Contours

Opening the contour settings preferences

To access the Contour Settings window, go to:

• File > Preferences > Tracing > Contours

• Click the cog icon in the Contours section on the Trace ribbon in the main Neurolucida 360 window.

Buttons and commands

Create New Contour box

• (optional) Type a name for the new contour into the box that says Contour Name.

• Click the Add Contour button: your new contour is added to the bottom of the table on the right side of the Contour Settings window

All Visible button: Click to make all hidden contours become visible.

None Visible button: Click to hide all contours.

Somas detected in the 3D environment are comprised of a series of shelled contours. To keep detected somas visible, do not hide contours named Soma.

Set Color button: Highlight a contour type then click the button to change the contour color (you may also double-click the color box next to the contour name).

Default Colors button: Restores the default colors.

Table with contour names, color, visibility

Contour Name column: To change a contour name, click the name (the table cell will become highlighted), then type in the new name. Keep the name under 12 characters.

Color column: double-click the color you want to change to open a color-picker. Select the desired color, then click the OK button to assign it to the contour.

Hidden column: Check the box to hide the contour type (see also Hidden objects)

• When a contour type is marked as hidden, it is not available from the Contour drop-down list in the Main toolbar.

• If you have used a contour type to trace structures, then hidden the contour type, the hidden contours become invisible (until you unhide them by clearing the checkbox).

 

Also see Tracing contours (2D)